What they do is write themselves when you're not looking, and when you look, they go hide in the closet.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
The Great Write Way
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2004 3:21:35 pm PDT #4027 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jesse - Apr 18, 2004 4:19:37 pm PDT #4028 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Um, I drabbled. I'm not a writer, but I like to read this thread, and this just popped into my head.
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“So.”
“So.”
They continued eating, mostly silent. An occasional shared look, a little smile now and then. The food was good, at the restaurant they had always wanted to be regulars at, but the staff changed too often. She wanted to have a regular table, be greeted by name, have the waitress say, “The usual?” but it never happened. They kept going there anyway.
So they sat, ate.
“Oh, did I tell you --?”
”Shh.” She whispered. “Wait. I think they’re about to break up.”
They liked each others’ company, but the conversation at the next table was irresistible.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2004 4:52:20 pm PDT #4029 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jesse, that's great! Love the twist at the end.
And I disagree when you say you're not a writer -- I remember something you wrote about your experience on 9/11/01, and how evocative and crisp it was.
ION, Drabblers: I'll be posting a new drabble challenge tomorrow, so if you want to drabble the 2-people-at-a-table challenge, hop to it....
Jesse - Apr 18, 2004 4:57:21 pm PDT #4030 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Well, writing is a big part of my job, but I'm not a fiction writer, for sure. The people at the table above are me and my mom.
Jesse - Apr 18, 2004 4:58:09 pm PDT #4031 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, and thanks.
erikaj - Apr 18, 2004 5:16:07 pm PDT #4032 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I liked it, too.
Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2004 6:29:03 pm PDT #4033 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hee hee hee. I like it.
erikaj - Apr 18, 2004 6:39:24 pm PDT #4034 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Because I wrote another one, but forgot to save it. [link]
deborah grabien - Apr 18, 2004 8:44:09 pm PDT #4035 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Jesse, that was superb. All about the impermanence.
Jesse - Apr 19, 2004 4:39:13 am PDT #4036 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Thanks, you guys! (Hey, this is kind of fun.)